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By that reasoning, if the photographer had "set up the shot" for a murder machine instead of a camera, the monkey who inadvertently pressed the button would be
by chrisbennet 12y ago
By that reasoning, if the photographer had "set up the shot" for a murder machine instead of a camera, the monkey who inadvertently pressed the button would be the murderer (or suicide victim if it was a "selfie").
- lazzlazzlazz 12y agoThat's not quite right - he left the camera out by accident. The monkey's taking photos was not his intention. If he had accidentally constructed a situation where the monkey's pressing a button killed someone, we would consider it some kind of negligence or manslaughter (a much weaker claim) on his part, and the monkey would probably not be blamed. You're also assuming that the ability to be held liable for murder and the ability to hold copyright are satisfied by the same criteria.
- chrisbennet 12y ago“I’ve told them it’s not public domain, they’ve got no right to say that it’s public domain. A monkey pressed the button, but I did all the setting up.”